The Sound Of Music [DVD] [1965]

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Many songs from the musical have become standards, including " Do-Re-Mi", " My Favorite Things", " Edelweiss", " Climb Ev'ry Mountain", and the title song " The Sound of Music". Max and Elsa argue with the Captain about the imminent Anschluss, trying to convince him that it is inevitable (" No Way to Stop It"). She will act as the governess to the seven children of a widower, Austro-Hungarian Navy submarine Captain Georg von Trapp. Discussing the expected marriage between Elsa and the Captain, Brigitta tells Maria that she thinks Maria and the Captain are really in love with each other.

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Although many people believe that " Edelweiss" is a traditional Austrian song, it was written for the musical and did not become known in Austria until after the film's success. Once she arrives at her new home, Maria discovers she is the newest governess in a long line to try to control the children and that their father, Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) runs the place with a military strictness. Fox essentially pulled out all the stops with their first Blu-ray release of this film which celebrated its 45th Anniversary.The New York Journal American 's review opined that The Sound of Music is "the most mature product of the team . My Favorite Things" had a similar context to the film version, while the short verse "A Bell is No Bell" was extended into a full-length song for Maria and the Mother Abbess. In this movie Wise captures the musical portions of the picture very well and really boosts the impact of the impressive choreography and dancers involved. The original cast included Mary Martin as Maria, Theodore Bikel as Captain Georg von Trapp, Patricia Neway as Mother Abbess, Kurt Kasznar as Max Detweiler, Marion Marlowe as Elsa Schrader, Brian Davies as Rolf, Lauri Peters as Liesl and Muriel O'Malley as Sister Margaretta. Lesley Garrett reprised her role as Mother Abbess for the tour's final engagement in Wimbledon in October 2011.

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It was produced and directed by Robert Wise with the screenplay adaptation written by Ernest Lehman. In view of the Nazi German occupation, the Captain decides the children should not sing at the event. On March 2, 1965, 20th Century Fox released a film adaptation of the musical starring Julie Andrews as Maria Rainer and Christopher Plummer as Captain Georg von Trapp. Carrie Underwood starred as Maria, with Stephen Moyer as Captain von Trapp, Christian Borle as Max, Laura Benanti as Elsa, and Audra McDonald as the Mother Abbess. A Spanish national tour began in November 2011 at the Auditorio de Tenerife in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

In all fairness this 50 minute documentary is actually pretty good and shows the everlasting appeal of the film as well as its stars.

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The Sound of Music FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Maria, the von Trapps, and Our Favorite Things (2015) Hal Leonard Corporation. Maria and the children leapfrog in, wearing play-clothes that she made from the old drapes in her room. Despite all that, Maria tries to teach the children to sing and dance for fun as well as appreciate the beauty in even the smallest of things around them. If you need one new featurette (among the countless others) and a CD and don’t own it – this is the version to get. The musical premiered in London's West End at the Palace Theatre on May 18, 1961, and ran for 2,385 performances.of the New York Post stated that the show had "strangely gentle charm that is wonderfully endearing. But it was soon agreed that the project should feature all new songs and be a musical rather than a play.